BACKGROUND Basal-cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common form of skin cancer and its incidence is still rising worldwide. Surgery is the most frequently used treatment for BCC, but large randomised controlled trials with 5-year follow-up to compare treatment modalities are rare. We did a prospective randomised controlled trial to compare the effectiveness of surgical excision with Mohs' microgr...

AMA Mukhtar M. Curved surgical blade for excision on concave surfaces. Dermatology Review/Przegląd Dermatologiczny. 2023;110(1):76-77. doi:10.5114/dr.2023.127715. APA Mukhtar, (2023). Dermatologiczny, 110(1), 76-77. https://doi.org/10.5114/dr.2023.127715 Chicago Muhammed O. 2023. "Curved surfaces". Dermatologiczny 110 (1): Harvard pp.76-77. MLA surfaces." vol. 110, no. 1, 2023, pp. Vancouver

Hemangiomas and vascular malformations are common benign lesions of vessels in the cervical region. However, may not completely disappear require surgical or nonsurgical intervention. Several treatment options, including excision, steroid injection, laser therapy, sclerotherapy, available. Surgical excision is a commonly used treatment; however, cases hemangiomas tongue, lesion cause esthetic f...

Atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH) diagnosed by core needle biopsy (CNB) is regarded as an indication for surgical excision. We investigated whether histologic subtype and extent of ADH in a series of 123 CNB specimens can predict the presence of carcinoma on surgical excision. We found that ADH present in more than 2 foci in CNB specimens was a strong predictor of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS...

Background: Sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease (PD) is prevalent in the young adults. The cause of PD is unclear, and there are different surgical procedures for the treatment. The Pilonidal sinus disease is an unpleasant, chronic relapsing condition that is difficult to cure. There is a wide variety of surgical treatments with sub-optimal results for it. The ideal treatment for the pilonidal sin...

Round ligament leiomyoma of uterus is rare. It can be presented as inguinal swelling mimicking the inguinal hernia or lymph node. Surgical excision is its curative treatment. Definitive diagnosis is made by histopathological examination. A 32 year old pregnant patient having round ligament leiomyoma as diagnosed histopathologically in Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Hospital in 2014 was present...

PURPOSE Radial scar and radial sclerosis (RS) are considered benign breast lesions with proliferative features. There is sparse literature on frequency of cancer upgrade in these patients without atypical features found on image-guided needle biopsy. This study retrospectively reviews cases of isolated RS diagnosed on needle biopsy and evaluates the cancer upgrade after subsequent surgical exci...

INTRODUCTION Scalp AVM (SAVM) is a rare condition. Although surgical excision is considered as definitive treatment for these lesions, troublesome intraoperative bleeding may pose a challenge. Embolization as an alternative modality is gaining popularity. Proximal feeding artery temporary clipping has been utilized by the authors in this series to address troublesome intraoperative bleeding. ...

Condyloma acuminatum caused by human papilloma virus is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the anogenital region. On the other hand, giant condyloma acuminatum that is also known as Buschke-Lowenstein tumor is a rare disease. Its primary treatment is surgical excision. The purpose of this report is to present a case that reached immense dimensions in the perianal region, and to e...

The objective of our study is to determine if a carefully selected subset of benign breast papillomas (size ≤1.5 cm) can be safely followed by imaging surveillance instead of immediate surgical excision. Over a 6½-year period, 86 breast lesions were diagnosed as a benign papilloma (BP) utilizing an 11- or 8-gauge vacuum-assisted core needle biopsy (VACNB) device. In general, it was our intent t...